单词 | distributive |
释义 | dis·trib·u·tive I. 1. a. < serving both a collective and distributive function in the charity organization > b. < you may interpret the word “salvation” in any way you like, and make it as diffuse and distributive, or as climacteric and integral a phenomenon as you please — William James > c. < the distributive and service trades > < he had founded the Ceylonese cooperative movement, which was to become the major distributive agency for foodstuffs in the island — Current Biography > 2. of a word < each, every, either, neither, and none are distributive > : referring to a single member of a group < which in “which one of the men” is distributive > : expressing division of a group into smaller groups < the distributive Latin word bini “two by two” > or individuals < the distributive Latin word singuli “one by one” > 3. 4. < multiplication is distributive relative to addition since a(b+c)=ab+ac > • dis·trib·u·tive·ness II. |
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